Transport sealed container with pure culture on agar slant or in bacterial transport media. Place each specimen in an individually sealed bag.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room temperature.

Unacceptable Conditions

Mixed cultures or non-viable organisms.

Remarks

Isolate identification and specimen source required.

Stability

Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable

Reference Interval

By report

Interpretive Data

D-Test Positive: This isolate is presumed to be resistant to clindamycin based on the detection of inducible clindamycin resistance.D-Test Negative: This isolate does not demonstrate inducible clindamycin resistance in vitro.

Note

An additional processing fee will be billed for all organisms not submitted in pure culture, as indicated in the specimen requirements.

If species identification is not provided, identification will be performed at ARUP. Additional charges apply.

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